Werewolf Week: Cry of the Wolf

Cry of the Wolf is about filming a werewolf movie, and not one I would probably like. I'd watch it, though, and I bet most horror fans would do the same. Good and bad don't quite mean much with horror. Open a horror movie in theaters, and it's more or less review-proof. People want to have things jump out at them, they want to see the latest entry in the genre, and they'll show up no matter what.

A few good horror movies I seek out in theaters (the last one I absolutely had to see in theaters was The Descent last summer) but most I'll catch through assorted methods. TV, cable, Netflix, borrowing it from my brother, streaming it online - there's lots of ways to catch up for under $10. And there's so many to catch up on, why pay $10 for the thing you've got to leave your house for?

That's just my philosophy, of movie theaters becoming exclusively for social purposes. Ironic, since you just sit there silently. All that money is for the ability to see the movie right now, on a big screen, and for five minutes of post-movie conversation. "Yeah, it was good. That, uh, that guy with the hat. He was funny. I'm parked over there. Smell ya later!" That's what you paid $10 for. - Sean